Not a good look. I wonder did he go because this was going to come to light?
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I did not either. I loved fortycoats!
Geary and Cantwell.
He is not.
ians dad used to work for the revenue commission
They had a huge cast of adults and children, but it was so poorly planned (understudies etc), that when they had some illnesses they had to cancel an entire weekend of shows and refund approx 6k tickets. It was a shambles, in a venue that I have literally never heard of hosting stage shows...and for a reason.
In my experience, somebody at the level of Rory may well have a three or more likely six month notice period. What's the betting he'll be paid for that and effectively be on "gardening leave"?
RTE reported he resigned with immediate effect, same as the all-knowing Dee Forbes.
He didn’t jump, he was pushed.
What happened today is he was fired, but it’s been dressed up to make it look like he resigned. The new DG said there was no future for him under his watch but it’s being passed off as a resignation to Dave face on all sides. Make no mistake he’ll be fully paid off under the terms of this “resignation”.
That’s what happens at this level. When answering questions last week did he look like a fella about to resign? He did in his ________ (I’ll let you fill in your own blanks).
I doubt he will be the last member of the Exec. to “resign” with immediate effect.
Ah I wouldn't worry too much about Rory. These fellas are like cats, thru always land on their feet.
Some people believe this action will prevent the Grant Thornton inquiry into the musical. But I don't think so. It should still go ahead. Very important it does. Very. Important.
RTE response to journalist Hugh O’Connell on Friday night:
I would say this is exactly why Dee Forbes was so comfortable approaching Govt looking for cash when the auditors where all over them!
What question did Hugh ask to get such a dare I say it unprofessional and aggressive response? Normally if you’re going to say “we don’t comment on individual employees” you leave it at that. To add extra to that suggests they’ve struck a chord there.
extra: I see it now:
That reply though? It’s so blunt and terse. As I said, completely unprofessional.
Neither did I. He featured on Mike Murphy’s TV & hidden camera sketches.
The Andrews weren’t gaa people?
That smells of something that was penned by someone from their legal dept.
And let us note that the incredibly expensive Brendan O'Connor is, once again, ON LEAVE this weekend.
it’s bordering on, if not actually threatening in itself. If this were a private company I’d understand a little better. For the state broadcaster to issue a response like to a journalist is disgraceful.
Could happen but I would argue extremely unlikely.
If only for the fact that once this process is over salaries will be greatly reduced at the top, and of course he will be able get half a mill plus with another employer..........
Great life for people at this level isn't it.
If you're doing a low level job in the private sector and squander a few quid thru incompetence, goodnight. If you're a director of strategy for RTE, you can lose a couple of million and "resign" with full entitlements and a glowing reference from the boss.
Ian Dempsey is not his son. Wikipedia is incorrect.
aha, not his da
Yeah saw by googling an old tweet from Ian
Anyone know how many of the RTE staff are related? Would it be possible to find out? It seems that once you got in there and licked up to the bosses then you could get family members in and looked after. Disgraceful .
I doubt there's any way to know if people got their jobs in RTE on their own merit or if they had a helping hand from a family member already there. It's a bit unfair to hint that all related people in RTE got there through shennanigans.
Another point. I now you are not saying that there should be a policy to stop relatives working in the same organisation but policies that ban spouses, siblings or relations from working in the same organisation are illegal under the Equal Status Acts.
The Equal Status Acts 2000-2018 (‘the Acts’) prohibit discrimination in the provision of goods and services, accommodation and education. They cover the nine grounds of gender, marital status, family status, age, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, and membership of the Traveller community.
Ian Dempsey's father is Des. Retired senior official in Revenue. Don't ask me how I know lol..... Not sure if he is still with us or not. But ID's dad is not fifty million coats for sure.
Thats not what the act says to me. Do you have a case example?
It prohibits discrimination if you are married or have kids.
It doesnt say person X cannot be hired in a role due to conflicts of interest.
But all told easier to bring in proper rules around interview panels.
I work in a small family owned medium sized business.
Any time there is a vacancy we try to fill the post with a relative of an existing staff member.
No bother with that at all. You're not funded by the taxpayer.
RTÉ is not a small, family owned medium sized business.
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